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Conversion rates for NHS CHC assessments vary wildly in England from region to region, according to the latest official statistics. Conversion rates measure the percentage of NHS CHC assessments that … [Read more...]

We are hearing more and more stories from clients about CCGs capping NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) funding. This is very worrying: NHS CHC should be free at the point of use, in line with the … [Read more...]

“The evidence shows that over the past few years many thousands of old, ill and vulnerable people will have been denied healthcare funding to which they were legally entitled, a total figure probably … [Read more...]

More than 50,000 people have died while waiting for a care package since spring 2017, according to Age UK. In the same period, over half a million people (626,701) have been refused social care by … [Read more...]

Why are sick and vulnerable people in Salford, Greater Manchester three times as likely to get their day-to-day care for free from the NHS as their neighbours in Bolton? Why are they three times less … [Read more...]

“In terms of complexity, the mental capacity required and the analysis skills needed, applying for NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC) funding was as complex as some of the nuclear deterrent policy I … [Read more...]

One of the most common concerns I encounter when talking to clients, is the difficulty families find in permitting themselves to spend a loved one's money to seek legal help. They know the struggle … [Read more...]

There is much online information available, offering tips and advice for securing NHS Continuing Healthcare. As helpful as these guides can be to inform, I do feel that these factsheets may currently … [Read more...]